^ As long as it's not in February, it's OK. Waaay to many February releases this year.

Yeah it's about time for a new album. But I'm not really excited that much about it as I was "Diamond Princess". Her singles this year haven't really wowed me. I like them but Miliyah has done much better in the past. I hope "Pretty Woman" or whatever her next single will be is HOT!! I want another "Sotsugyou" or "Eyes on me":D

Guys.
Do you know the new single.

19 memories
http://wiki.theppn.org/images/5/5b/Kato_-_Memories.jpg
2008.02.27
Tracklist
19 Memories
good-bye my teenage
19 Memories REMIX
19 Memories INSTUMENTAL

http://wiki.theppn.org/images/thumb/...Miliyah_19.jpg
19 Memories" is the twelfth single released by Kato Miliyah. The song uses Amuro Namie's song, "SWEET 19 BLUES" as a motif. Like Amuro back in 1996, Kato is now 19 and dealing with the struggles of becoming an adult and leaving her childhood behind.

The video is out. Thanks to deimos9 for posting it on youtube!

The video is really good and has a great message behind it. Plus, the song is wonderful^^ Enjoy!

i just watched the new PV. miliyah has a really good voice. i never heard any of her other songs, though.

Glad U liked it. U should definitly check out her older stuff. She's great!

That song + video was amazing...definitely what we need. As much as I love j-pop, this is so refreshing, good message from Miliyah!

One thing I wanted to ask your opinion on: The painter who was getting beaten by that guy, was that supposed to be her dad disapproving of her painting? I wasn't exactly sure, just wanted to get everyone else's take on it.

After the success of her last single, I'm sure this one will do well too.

i got that "message" with the painting too. your not alone, lol.

The PV is really sad. :(

The song rocks. I think I like it better than the original ver. by Namie.

LOVE it! Once again!
I am a fan of her, but now, a bigger bigger fan!
Guys her album was postponed, do you know the reason???!?

^I was wondering the same thing myself. I hope they'll set another date soon-_-

About the painter thing, I think it's about the girl's father disapproval of her painting. A brutal scene isn't it?

I think we can officially say that the album is coming out in April:luv2

they changed the name LOL
Before it was "pretty girl"
LOL
xD

I like "Tokyo Star". But "Pretty Woman" was nice too. Hopefully, this album will have a lot of hot tracks^^

Oh God...when the album was "Pretty Woman" or whatever, I thought she'd do a cover of that song...and we all know how great her American covers are *cough My Girl cough* haha. But I am excited, it's been a while since a new album and I'm sure this one will be just as good as Diamond Princess, especially if the songs are like "Love is..." and her recent single 19 memories <3

Hmm... 19 Memories has been at #15 for the past two days now. I don't know it that's good because it's liable to drop over the week and a bit disappointing after the sucsess of LALALA / FUTURECHECKA. I don't really like the single, btw.

:|

I love this single! Too bad it didn't fare better on the charts, but top 20 is still great.

maybe they're waiting for the album :innocent

Here's the album information, including tracklist translated from her site (translation @ me):

2008.04.02 Miliyah Kato's 3rd ALBUM is going to be released.
It will include singles from smash hit [Love is...] to her latest [19 Memories] for a total of 15 songs.
This is the last album to be made in her teens!

TOKYO STAR First Press Limited/CD-DVD　SRCL6763-6764 \3,360
LALALA feat.若旦那（湘南乃風）-Short Movie Version-
LALALA feat.若旦那（湘南乃風）-Miliyah's Premium Version-
19 Memories
making of「19 Memories」music video

CD-Only/　SRCL6765 \3,059

1. LALALA
2. 19 Memories
3. Better days -sweet love side-
4. You Go Your Way
5. Kiss
6. Love is...
7. 最後のI LOVE YOU
8. Just Wanna Have Fun
9. TOUGH
10. Young Lady
11. サヨナラ
12. U gatta understand
13. 愛は変わらず
14. FUTURECHECKA feat. SIMON, COMA-CHI & TARO SOUL
15. Tokyo Star

Can't tell you how happy I am that My Girl is not on there...and I LOVE Better days, I'm glad that's on there! =D Total of 10 new songs on there, hope you're all excited.

Covers:


http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2409/ts1po2.jpg
CD+DVD
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3545/ts2ce8.jpg
CD-Only

I'm digging the covers! The only bad thing is I wish the poses were more different, but I still love the outfit <3

Funny how "19 Memories" ended up at #16 for the weekly yet it had higher F.W. sales than "Love is..." and only 3k behind "LLL/FC". Must've been a busy week. :/

♥the covers.

the covers are hot! i love em

I'm bummed that Ms. Jealousy isn't on the album, I love that song...but we get 10 whole new songs, dang! <3

thanks for this info about her third album its a very good news . the cover look like the one of hitoto yo taidaima single . hope the booklet will look beter than the cover

ooooh, the covers are very hot!!! CD+DVD, I might get. damn, another new release. :weep

But it deserves to be bought. =D

Not at those prices. :D

To be honest, I think this album is actually worth its price; it has 10 new songs, I think that's better than a lot of artists lately (Ayu, Hikki), so for me that justifies buying it - plus it supports Miliyah!

Side note, I watched one of her concerts, and I really enjoyed it. She's just as good live! :luv2

So, what do ya'll think of the album? I'm still waitin' 4 my copy to ship out-_-

I just downloaded it, am about to listen to it. =D

I downloaded it even if i'll get my copy soon, but i must say : this album is so damn awesome *____*!
I love all songs, but TOUGH and TOKYO STAR are my favs <3333

Three letters: O.M.G.! This album is totally O.M.G. Her other albums didn't stuck on me so much but this is awesome! LALALA, 19 Memories, TOUGH, Tokyo Star, Just Wanna Have Fun and You go your way are love. :love

Finally got to listen to Tokyo Star this morning! It's a nice album. I enjoyed all of the album tracks for the most part. I think it's equal in quality with Diamond Princess. Honestly I think Diamond Princess had better singles, while Tokyo Star has the better album tracks. The only single I really liked off of TS is 19 Memories. LALALA and Love is... are still growing on me. They're both nice songs but she did much better in the DP era. Her b-sides lately have been better then the a-sides. I find myself listening to Ms.Jealousy, honey, and good-bye my teenage a lot more than the a-sides. Diamond Princess had a few good album tracks like LuvSong, Cry no more, and Wasurenai kara but they were all safe songs. In TS she took some risks with the new songs and they turned out pretty good. I liked the fact that she didn't really stick to one genre on TS, instead she had pop songs, R&B songs, dance songs, and ballads. Even though I prefer her urban songs, she showed that she's a versitile artist and can pull off all types of songs.

Loved
Kiss - I downloaded this song to hold me over until my copy came, and at first I didn't care that much for it. However, after I listened to it a few more times it has grown on me. It's a pretty song and I love the synthesized effect it has.
Saigo no I Love You - I really love Miliyah's voice in these type of emotional songs, she just has the right tone for these songs. Overall, it has a nice beat and flow to it. I really enjoy it eveytime I listen to it.
Just wanna have fun - I didn't realize it at first but this song is a complete rip off of Mary J. Blidge's song "Just Fine". Miliyah really needs to watch these "inspired" songs because one of these days a record company may slap her with a plagarism suit or something. Luckily, she pulls the song off well and I enjoyed it. But Miliyah can't U come up with your own songs?
TOUGH - I really liked this song from the first listen. It reminds me of Ms.Jealousy because of the electronica/dance vibe it has. Its an addictive song that takes the place Ms.Jealousy left in my heart^^
Young Lady - Like I said above, I love Miliyah's urban songs so it's no surprise I really loved this song. It may be a typical R&B song from her but it has a nice vibe to it. Vocally, she sounds great and once again pulls out that emotionally tone to really get you into the song.
U gatta understand - Like a lot of people mentioned above, U gatta understand reminds me of Cry no more because of the asian instruments used but honestly I think I may like it a lot more. Its just a relaxing track and I really enjoy listening to it.
Tokyo Star - I really like this song but it can be a bit cheesy at times. I think it sounds like an 80's crime show's theme song. I like the electric guitar and the aggressive feeling the song has. However, I think it's a bit weird having a song like this ending the album. It would have been a decent intro song to get you hype for the rest of the album but whatever. Overall, a nice song.

Liked
You go your way - I think this song is a nice guitar pop song from Miliyah but it's nothing really special. Overall, it's a cute song but I think Miliyah should stick to her more mellow songs.
sayonara - I rarely love any Miliyah ballads and sadly this is no exception. It's a nice song but it doesn't really stand out and I can't see myself playing it as much as some of the other tracks.
Ai ni kawarazu - The beginning of this song kinda starts out like LALALA but after I got into it that feeling began to disappear. It's a cute song but like sayonara I can see myself skipping it a few days from now. Also, I like the guitar effect in the background but does it remind anyone of that P.Diddy song back in the day?

Hated
None

Nanako, Ms. Jealousy is one of my favorite tracks! That is my only gripe with this album, is that they didn't include that. Otherwise, I absolutely loved it, she only gets better, I am happy to be her fan!

**5 *82,169 加藤ミリヤ

Really strong first week sales for Mili! She'll hopefully hit 100K by next week.

someone has the scans pls?

not bad

Those sales are incredible! I am glad she's working on a new single.

I didn't even know she was gonna release a new single. :no

Oh and those album sales aren't bad at all! :D

SAYONARA baby PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmrm27gbaN0

Isn't the new song hot??? :luv2

yup, i'm not a fan of miliyah yet, but i love the song, lol.

Yeah you should try out Diamond Princess, really good album. :yes

And I love the PV too, thanks for posting. :D

Wow...

The PV is very nice, Miliyah looks beautiful, and I like the different poses of the couple. The song is amazing, she is on a roll with her singles, I hope this one has as much success as others!

omg i love.
Miliyah looks awesome

Omg the song is too awesome! <3 The title's a bit 'eh' though...

Edit Is that that girl who liked to paint from the 19 Memories PV in the PV? o____o'

In my opinion Sayonara Baby is one of her best songs but the pv isn´t the best^^

Here are the covers

CD
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/782/mcdxx3.jpg

CD DVD
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3285/mdvdbk5.jpg

Promo pic
http://img33.picoodle.com/data/img33...om_1c73168.jpg



The covers are interesting but there's something I don't like, dunno what :/
But I love the promo pic, she looks gorgeous <3

BEAUTIFUL :luv2

So it's for the cover the picture of the Making of that I saw in her official blog

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1999/725cws2.jpg

I don't understand what does this fabric mean :/

we can see it also in the PV

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2803/01wa1.jpg

I suppose there is a meaning about this. Anyway, I don't like this cover very much :/

Previews of PERFECT PITCH and Koishiteru are available in the discography section of her official site, and there is a preview for the Koishiteru PV as well. =]

http://miliyah.com/top/contents/t-discography.html

I am SO looking forward to this single when it comes out next week!

Thank you for this news !

the koishiteru PV has been out since wednedsay. i gotta find it online, lol.

edit: bingo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8KlNisFGQU

^ It's really sweet, I like it. Glad Sayonara Baby is the first a-side though. :D

It's really cute! This single is very Miliyah, one of my favorites yet.

I don't know Miliyah but I bought a german Jpop magazine because of an artcile of Ayumi and then i saw that there was an other article of miliyah. I scanned it for you guys and translated the text by myself^^ So sorry for my bad english but I did my best :]
This magazine is well known for it's errors in the texts but I don't know if there are some errors because I know nothing of Miliyah^^

Here are the Scans:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/439/img062gr6.th.jpghttp://img88.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6774/img063wv8.th.jpghttp://img87.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

Scans by: me
free translation by: me

^ thanks :)

I like it

GUYS

OMG

fan net listed a new album, named BEST DESTINY.
I think it's a BEST ALBUM!! WOOOOO. I mean she released Tokyo Star a few months ago and she didnt reelase anything new (except this upcoming single)!!
AWSOMEE!

YAY a best album from Miliyah would be amazing. Since I love 90% of her songs since when she debut with Never Let Go and Yozora

Aw man, I wanted a new album...but I guess it makes sense, as long as SAYONARA baby does well, then a best album will do well too.

I suppose it is time for a best. :yes Thanks for the news Foxxy. :D

Anyone knows sales of Sayonara baby?

Not sure, but I think tomorrow we'll have the exact sales for sure. I think it'll be in the top 10, so that's good!

BEST DESTINY tracklist is up

It seems it only features songs using a sample from other songs...
I'm not sure about this release... I don't really like for so long and all other b-sides =/

Blegh tracklisting wasn't what I was hoping it to be but I'll live.

Edit: No SAYONARA Baby?!

what exactly do they mean by "samples"? like short clips of each song?

Nop, for instance, 19 Memories uses Namie Amuro's SWEET 19 BLUES sample. FUTURECHECKA uses a sample from ZEEBRA's "PARTEECHECKA" etc... ^^
So yeah no SAYONARA Baby =/

Wow, that tracklist could have waaaay better.

Think I'll pass on this. =/

ohh. well, i don't think anyone did that before, right? but still, she should have had a real best album instead.

^ Agreed, a single collection would be so much better.

Well, I hope it sells well nevertheless!

I translated the Japanese titles so here is the track-list again :

01. Koi Shiteru Album Ver.
02. Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made
03. Lonely Girl
04. 19 Memories
05. Jounetsu
06. Aina kie taii ? (I'm not sure for the title... maybe a new song)
07. Better days-sweet love side-
08. for so long
09. So gooood
10. Yozora
11. ONE DAY～YOZORA Remix～Kato Miliyah loves m-flo
12. for so long PART II
13. Michelle～Ai no Theme Remix～
14. FUTURECHECKA feat. SIMON, COMA-CHI & TARO SOUL

Indeed, It seems to be only the songs which use a sample... I'm disappointed because there are a lot of songs that Miliyah Made without sample like sotsugyou (my favorite Miliyah's song with Sayonara Baby)...

info on the DVD is up now (7 PVs)

01.恋シテル
02.このままずっと朝まで
03.ディア ロンリーガール
04.19 Memories
05.ジョウネツ
06.夜空
07.FUTURECHECKA feat. SIMON, COMA-CHI & TARO SOUL

sony also confirms track 6 is new. wonder what it will end up sampling.

Well I'm glad there's a new song on there, I hope it's good.

The DVD track list looks pretty good, although her PVs aren't really as good as her songs in my opinion. I did like 19 Memories a lot though.

i hope the new song gets a PV. :grumpy

It should do, I really hope it does! Her PVs are great. :yes

oooh thhhaaaaaats why it's such a strange tracklist--it's only the sampled songs xD well kono mama zutto asa made, 19 memories are 2 of my faaaave songs xD im actually looking forward to this :D i recently got her sayonara baby single (after being a fan since rose) and im gunna buy this too~ i want the dvd more than anything :) koishiteru's PV is so good xD

CD
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5571/bdcdjg8.jpg

CD DVD
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6451/bddvdxu9.jpg

hmmm...not the best covers, i think. her hand looks weird in the CD+DVD, lol.

Ooh I love the covers!

Me too! She looks gorgeous. :D

CD only is my fav.

Same here, I love her hair, and the way part of it partially covers one eye. So classy but sexy!

Higher res covers:

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9770/bdcddu0.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/9939/bddvdnk0.jpg

Promo pic:

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5985/mn01tg1.th.jpghttp://img186.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

Official site updated too. :)

http://miliyah.com/top.html

OMG I love the promo pic! She looks hella cute. <3

Agreed, she is so gorgeous there. :D

And does anyone else think she looks a bit like Kuu in the CD+DVD cover? It reminds me of the anytime covers. :laugh

haha, totally. :yes only miliyah looks less....dead? LOL.

Sayonara baby's sales so far:

Week 1: #09 - 11,862 sold
Week 2: #15 - 5,338 sold (17,200 total)
Week 3: #27 - 3,043 sold (20,243 total)

Not bad! I hope it can reach 25k, but it'll probably round out at around 22-23.

sad, it deserves more :grumpy

I know! This is one of my favorite songs from her, and the PV is really nice too. Koishiteru is so cute as well.

I got a sample of her new song (track 6 of BEST DESTINY) untitled 愛が消えた日

you can download it here : http://www.megaupload.com/fr/?d=XZMA3RQU

credits : Keisnake

Best destiny is #1 so far
x->1->1->1

What are Best Destiny's estimated first week sales so far?

#1 - 69,316

^

I hope she take number #1 for the week.

Wow those are good sales! I hope she gets no. 1 too!

Soo she got #1 weekly for BEST DESTINY.

1st week sales: 92,423

Aaaaaand she's the youngest singer to rank #1 on a best album, beating Hikki.

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3894901/

Miliyah looks so awkward in that promo pic. Hot pose though!